Look up: clerestory

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   clerestory
   An upper story of a building with windows above adjacent roofs.
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   Clerestory
   The clerestory is that part of the walls of a Gothic church which rise above the aisle and contains a row of windows. Its purpose being to admit as much light as possible to the nave.
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   Clerestory
   the upper story of a church where it rises above the aisle roof. Window openings allow extra light into the interior of the church.
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   clerestory
   [n] - part of an interior wall rising above the adjacent roof with windows admitting light
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   Clerestory
   Upper storey of the nave walls of the church, lit by windows.
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   Clerestory
   Part of the church wall above the triforium or arcade usually containing windows.
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   clerestory
   also clearstory: the upper part of the nave wall of a church pierced by windows
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   clerestory
   In architecture, the windows in the upper part of the central nave of a basilican church or hall. Its purpose is to admit clear light, this method of lighting being constantly used by the Romans in...
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   Clerestory
   Clere'sto`ry (klēr'stō`rȳ) noun Same as Clearstory .
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    clerestory
    clearstory noun part of an interior wall rising above the adjacent roof with windows admitting light
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    Clerestory
    `Clerestory` (; lit. `clear storey`, also `clearstory`, `clearstorey`, or `overstorey`) is an architectural term denoting an upper level of a Roman basilica or of the nave of a Romanesque or Gothic church, the walls of which rise above the rooflines of the lower aisles and are pierced with windows. The Romans also used clerestories in their basilica-like baths and palaces, and probably derived the clerestory from the Hellenistic architecture of t...
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    Clerestory
    • (n.) The upper story of the nave of a church, containing windows, and rising above the aisle roofs. • (n.) Same as Clearstory.
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    clerestory
    in architecture, any fenestrated (windowed) wall of a room that is carried higher than the surrounding roofs to light the interior space. In a large ... [3 related articles]
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    clerestory
    A window, or row of windows, in the upper part of a room where it can admit light from above an adjacent roof
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    clerestory
    A window located high in a wall near the eaves that allows daylight into a building interior, and may be used for ventilation and solar heat gain. Related category • WINDOWS TOPICS
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    clerestory
    clerestory or clearstory (both: klir'stōr"ē, –stôr"ē) , a part of a building whose walls rise higher than the roofs of adjoining parts of the structure. Pierced by windows, it is chiefly a device for obtaining extra light. It had an early use in certain Egyp...
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